Puerto Rico men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Puerto Rico women's national basketball team.

Puerto Rico
2007)
Pan American Games
Appearances16
Medals (1991, 2011)
(1959, 1971, 1975, 1979, 2007, 2019)
(1963, 1999, 2003)
Centrobasket
Appearances24
Medals (1973, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2016)
(1965, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2012, 2014)
(1969, 1995, 2006)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Puerto Rico 26–39
Santo Domingo
, Dominican Republic; 7 March 1974)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Basketball World Cup 0 0 0
FIBA AmeriCup 3 5 2
Centrobasket 11 10 3
Pan American Games 2 6 4
Central American and Caribbean Games 6 6 4
FIBA CBC Championship 1 0 0
Goodwill Games 1 0 0
Total 24 27 13

The Puerto Rico national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico), The team represents both FIBA and FIBA Americas.

Since joining

Puerto Rican descent born in the United States such as Raymond Gause, Rick Apodaca, Georgie Torres, Héctor Blondet, Renaldo Balkman, Ramón Clemente, Maurice Harkless, Tyler Davis
and many others.

History

The

World Championships
, although they have never won a medal at either competition.

Early years

Italy
, obtaining the 6th place.

Coming back from its 13th place debut at the

Juan Vicéns. This was, and still is as of 2016, the highest place it has ever reached since the team's birth at any Olympic Games.[2] Three years later in Uruguay, at the 1967 World Championship, the team, led this time by Raymond Dalmau, was only able to finish 12th, ending the decade with a 9th place at the 1968 Olympics
in Mexico City.

Before the 1970s, regardless of the non-remarkable performance at world international tournaments, Puerto Rico started to emerge as a power player at regional tournaments, medaling in all the competitions it participated (the

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, failing to medal only at the 1967 Pan American Games
, where it finished 5th.

1970s

The 1970s brought some memorable moments for the team, particularly a dramatic one-point loss to the

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
. In all, Puerto Rico continued its regional success and was able to medal in all regional competitions.

1980s

The 1980s were very good for the team,

Montevideo, Uruguay, secured the team's first Olympic participation since 1976.[3] Having qualified and earned the right to participate, the Puerto Rican team chose not to do so at the 1980 Olympic Games, held in Moscow, due to the American boycott of that competition (being an autonomous nation sportswise, the team could have participated, but decided to respect the boycott instead). It wouldn't participate either at the 1984 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles, because the team failed to qualify for it. Twelve years after its last Olympic showing, Puerto Rico was able to advance to the second round and finished 7th at the 1988 Olympic Games, held in Seoul. Two years earlier, at the 1986 World Championshipat in Spain, Puerto Rico's performance granted it the 10th place, having failed to qualify for the 1982 Championship
in Colombia.

1990s

During the 1990s, the team's successes continued as usual. Led by

Italy. It was then when Puerto Rico began to be classified as one of the top 10 international teams. Having won gold in 1995 at the FIBA Americas Pre-Olympic Championship, in 1996 at the Olympic Games, the team placed 10th in Atlanta, while in 1998, it placed 11th at the World Championship
in Greece.

In 1994, Puerto Rico's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Russia, beating Italy, 94–80, in the gold medal game.[5]

2000–2004

This Olympic cycle did not go well for the team at the International level, although it did have great moments and it performed well at the local level. Having failed to qualify for the

Sydney, Australia with its 4th place at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2001 the team was able to recover its CentroBasket title, with a triumph in Mexico. Later that year, the team repeated its 4th place at the 2001 FIBA Americas tournament
in Argentina.

In 2002, the team had a strong showing at the

New Zealand, eventually placing 7th. It is worth mentioning that Carlos Arroyo
debuted at this tournament.

In 2003, the team also won gold at the CentroBasket tournament, held in Mexico, but was only able to achieve the bronze medal at the Tournament of the Americas and the Pan American Games. Reaching its 16th final at the CentroBasket tournament, Puerto Rico conquered the silver medal at the 2004 CentroBasket tournament, losing to the host Dominican Republic, 75–74, in the championship game.

On 15 August 2004, at the

United States Olympic basketball team, recording only the third loss in an Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first since NBA players were allowed to compete. The 92–73 outcome of that game is, as of 2016, the most lopsided victory against the U.S. (collegiate or NBA players) in the history of Olympic basketball. The other team to defeat the U.S. had been the Soviet Union at the 1972 gold medal game (the outcome of which is still disputed) and the 1988 semifinals
.

2005–2008

In 2005, Puerto Rico was invited to play at the

Germany in the tournament's bronze medal game.[22]

2008–2012

This Olympic cycle began with the

Brazil
.

At the 2010 CentroBasket, Puerto Rico won Group B with Cuba finishing second.[28] The team defeated Panama in semifinals and the Dominican Republic in the final to win the gold medal. Arroyo and Barea were included in the tournament's All-Star Team.[29]

In 2010, the

Flor Melendez
, which will be Melendez's second stint with the team as head coach.

On 27 August 2011, a chartered airplane carrying the team as well as the Canadian, Dominican and Brazilian national basketball teams from Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, to Mar del Plata, Argentina, made an emergency landing at

Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, after experiencing severe weather conditions mid-flight. The plane left for Mar del Plata an hour and a half after it landed.[30]

2019

On 26 February 2019, Puerto Rico defeated the Uruguayan national basketball team 65–61, securing their entrance into the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China

Tunisia
, with Puerto Rico facing Iran and Tunisia for the very first time.

2023 FIBA World Cup

On 27 July 2023, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that for precautionary reasons that Puerto Rican star PG Jose Alvarado would miss the 2023 FIBA world cup to allow him to heal up for the upcoming NBA season.[32][33]

On 10 August 2023, FIBA had announced the 2025 AmeriCup Qualifiers groups, placing PR in Group D with the United States, Cuba, and Bahamas. [34]

Uniform

During most of the 1980s and up until the late 1990s, the team wore a solid color uniform, with accent lines and the word "Puerto Rico" written in stylized cursive. Nowadays, the national team's uniform resembles a

Puerto Rican flag
, but also includes the traditional Puerto Rico letters in cursive. The uniforms are red or blue for "home" status, and white for "away."

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Year Position Pld W L
Italy 1960 13th 3 0 3
Japan 1964 4th 9 5 4
Mexico 1968 9th 7 3 4
Germany 1972 6th 7 5 2
Canada 1976 9th 7 3 4
Soviet Union 1980 Boycotted – – –
United States 1984 Did not qualify – – –
South Korea 1988 7th 8 4 4
Spain 1992 8th 8 3 5
United States 1996 10th 7 2 5
Australia 2000 Did not qualify – – –
Greece 2004 6th 7 3 4
China 2008 Did not qualify – – –
United Kingdom 2012 – – –
Brazil 2016 – – –
Japan 2020 – – –
France 2024 to be determined – – –
United States 2028 – – –
Australia 2032 – – –
Total 63 28 35

FIBA World Cup

Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1959 5th 9 3 6
Brazil 1963 6th 9 3 6
Uruguay 1967 12th 8 2 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 Did not qualify – – –
Puerto Rico 1974 7th 7 2 5
Philippines 1978 10th 7 4 3
Colombia 1982 Did not qualify – – –
Spain 1986 13th 5 2 3
Argentina 1990 4th 8 6 2
Canada 1994 6th 8 3 5
Greece 1998 11th 8 3 5
United States 2002 7th 9 6 3
Japan 2006 17th 5 2 3
Turkey 2010 18th 5 1 4
2014
 19th 5 1 4
China 2019 15th 5 2 3
Philippines/Japan/Indonesia 2023 12th 5 3 2
Qatar 2027 To be determined – – –
Total 103 43 60

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA Americas Qualification
Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L
Puerto Rico 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 Directly qualified
Brazil 1984 6th 8 3 5
Uruguay 1988 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 6 2
Mexico 1989 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 7 1
United States 1992 4th 7 4 3
Puerto Rico 1993 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 2
Argentina 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 9 1
Uruguay 1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 5 4
Puerto Rico 1999 4th 10 6 4
Argentina 2001 4th 9 5 4
Puerto Rico 2003 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 4
Dominican Republic 2005 7th 8 4 4
United States 2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 5 5
Puerto Rico 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 8 2
Argentina 2011 4th 10 6 4
Venezuela 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 7 3
Mexico 2015 5th 8 4 4
Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay 2017 5th 3 2 1
2022
 5th 4 2 2
Nicaragua 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 155 99 56
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
3 5 2 10

Pan American Games

Year Position Tournament Host
1951 – 1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina
1955 – 1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico
1959 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States
1963 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1963 Pan American Games
São Paulo
, Brazil
1967 5 1967 Pan American Games
Winnipeg
, Canada
1971 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1971 Pan American Games
Cali
, Colombia
1975 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico
1979 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983 6 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
1987 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States
1991 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba
1995 6 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina
1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
2003 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 Pan American Games
Guadalajara
, Mexico
2015 6 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada

Since joining FIBA in 1957, Puerto Rico has participated in the basketball competition for all editions of the Pan American Games since 1959, obtaining medals in all but the 1967, 1983, 1995 and 2015 games. It has a total of 11 medals.

Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 5 4 11

Centrobasket

Year Position Tournament Host
1965 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1965 Centrobasket Championship
 Mexico City, Mexico
1967 –
1967 Centrobasket Championship
 San Salvador, El Salvador
1969 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1969 Centrobasket Championship
 Havana, Cuba
1971 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1971 Centrobasket Championship
 Caracas, Venezuela
1973 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1973 Centrobasket Championship
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
1975 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1975 Centrobasket Championship
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1977 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1977 Centrobasket Championship
 Panama City, Panama
1981 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1981 Centrobasket Championship
 San Juan Puerto Rico
1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985 Centrobasket Championship
 Mexico City, Mexico
1987 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987 Centrobasket Championship
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1989 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989 Centrobasket Championship
 Havana, Cuba
1991 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1991 CentroBasket Championship
 Monterrey, Mexico
1993 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1993 Centrobasket Championship
 Ponce, Puerto Rico
1995 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995 Centrobasket Championship
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1997 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1997 Centrobasket Championship Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1999 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1999 Centrobasket Championship Havana, Cuba
2001 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2001 Centrobasket Championship Toluca, Mexico
2003 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2003 Centrobasket Championship Culiacán, Mexico
2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2006 Centrobasket Championship Panama City, Panama
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2008 Centrobasket Championship Cancún, Mexico
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2010 Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2012 Centrobasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2014 Centrobasket Championship
Nayarit
, Mexico
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Centrobasket Championship Panama City, Panama

Puerto Rico has a great record at the Centrobasket Championships, having participated in all of them but 1967, and obtaining a medal in all.

Gold Silver Bronze Total
11 10 3 24

Central American and Caribbean Games

Year Position Tournament Host
1926 –
1926 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Mexico City, Mexico
1930 –
1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Havana, Cuba
1935 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1935 Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador
, El Salvador
1938 4
1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
Panama City
, Panama
1946 5
1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Barranquilla, Colombia
1950 5
1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
Guatemala City
, Guatemala
1954 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Mexico City, Mexico
1959 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
Caracas
, Venezuela
1962 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Kingston, Jamaica
1966 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
1970 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
Panama City
, Panama
1974 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
Medellin
, Colombia
1982 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Havana, Cuba
1986 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
Santiago de los Caballeros
, Dominican Republic
1990 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Mexico City, Mexico
1993 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
 Ponce, Puerto Rico
1998 6
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo
, Venezuela
2002 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador
, El Salvador
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Veracruz, Mexico
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla
, Colombia

Since its basketball debut in the 1935 Games, Puerto Rico has only failed to medal in the 1938, 1946, 1950, and 1998 Games. The team has a total of 16 medals.[35]

Gold Silver Bronze Total
6 6 4 16

CaribeBasket Championships

Year Position Tournament Host
2007 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 CaribeBasket Championship
 Caguas, Puerto Rico

Since the founding of the CaribeBasket tournament in 1981 as a CentroBasket qualification stage for Caribbean countries, Puerto Rico has only participated in the 2007 tournament, after failing to classify directly to CentroBasket 2008. In this tournament, it won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold.

Goodwill Games

Year Position Tournament Host
1986 13
1986 Goodwill Games[36]
Moscow, Soviet Union
1990 6
1990 Goodwill Games[37]
 Seattle, Washington, United States
1994 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1994 Goodwill Games[38]
St. Petersburg
, Russia
1998 4
1998 Goodwill Games[39]
New York City, New York
, United States
2001 –
2001 Goodwill Games[40]
Brisbane
, Australia

Because the 1986 FIBA World Championship was scheduled to be held at the same time as the 1986 Goodwill Games, the inaugural men's Goodwill Games basketball title was based on results from the World's.[41] For the 2001 games, although scheduled to compete with seven other teams, Puerto Rico was not able to make it to the tournament, being replaced by Mexico, which finished 7th.[40][42]

FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament

Year Position Tournament Host Comment
1960 N/A
1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
 Bologna, Italy Qualified – 1959 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1964 N/A
1964 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
 Yokohama, Japan Qualified – 1963 Pan Am Games – 3rd place
1968 N/A
1968 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
 Monterrey, Mexico Qualified – 1964 Olympic Games – 4th place
1972 N/A
1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
 Augsburg, Germany Qualified – 1971 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1976 N/A
1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
 Hamilton, Canada Qualified – 1975 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1980–2004 Did not take place.
2008 4 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Athens
, Greece		 Did not qualify – reached Semi-final.
2012 5 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Caracas, Venezuela Did not qualify – reached Quarter-final.
2016 2 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Belgrade, Serbia Did not qualify – reached Final.

Marchand Continental Championship Cup

Year Position Tournament Host
2007 4
2007 Marchand Continental Championship Cup
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009 2
2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 2
2011 Marchand Continental Championship Cup
 Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
2013 1
2013 Marchand Continental Championship Cup
 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2015 2 2015 Marchand Continental Championship Cup San Juan, Puerto Rico

Other international events

Year Position Tournament Host
2005 6
2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
Beijing
, China
2008 2 2008 Bamberg Super Cup
Bamberg
, Germany
2008 2 2008 Alpos International Cup
Maribor
, Slovenia
2013 4
2013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 1
Lanzhou
, China
2013 4
2013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 2
Guangzhou
, China

Record against other teams at the World Cup

Country W–L
Argentina
 1–1
Australia Australia 1–2
Angola
 2–0
Brazil
 1–7
Bulgaria
 0–2
Canada Canada 4–0
Chile
 0–1
China
 3–1
Croatia
 0–1
Cuba
 1–0
Czechoslovakia
 0–1
Dominican Republic
 2–0
Egypt
 1–0
France
 0–1
Germany
 1–1
Greece
 1–3
Iran
 1–0
Italy
 1–6
Ivory Coast
 1–1
Japan
 2–1
Lebanon Lebanon 1–0
Mexico
 0–1
New Zealand
 0–1
Paraguay
 2–0
Peru
 1–1
Philippines Philippines 2–0
Poland
 0–1
Russia
 0–3
Senegal
 1–1
South Korea
 1–0
South Sudan
 1–0
Soviet Union
 0–4
Spain
 1–2
Tunisia
 1–0
Turkey
 1–1
Uruguay
 1–0
United States United States 1–8
Venezuela
 1–0
Yugoslavia
 2–4
Total record 37–56
Overall historic score 453–487

Last updated: 4 September 2019

Results and fixtures

2021

28 November 2021 Mexico  90–86  Puerto Rico Chihuahua City, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 19–25, 22–18, 22–20
Pts: Girón 21
Rebs: Jaimes 12
Asts: Stoll
14 		Boxscore Pts: De Jesús 24
Rebs: Collier 7
Asts: De Jesús 6 		Arena: Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre
Attendance: Juan Fernández (ARG), Carlos Vélez (COL), Fabiano Huber (BRA)
29 November 2021 Puerto Rico  69–60  Cuba Chihuahua City, Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 21–16, 16–7, 16–10
Pts: Romero 18
Rebs: Murphy 11
Asts: Howard
7 		Boxscore Pts: Mensia 16
Rebs: Cubilla, Rivero 11
Asts: Oliva 6 		Arena: Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (ARG), Jesús López (VEN)

2022

24 February 2022 United States  93–76  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 22–17, 32–14, 19–18
Boxscore
27 February 2022 Cuba  62–65  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 22–19, 11–21, 15–13
Boxscore
1 July 2023 Mexico  64–53  Puerto Rico
2 July 2023 Puerto Rico  90–84  Cuba
3 July 2023 Puerto Rico  93–72  El Salvador
4 July 2023 Dominican Republic  91–84  Puerto Rico
5 July 2023 Puerto Rico  79–59  Nicaragua

2023

23 February 2023 Brazil  90–92  Puerto Rico Santa Cruz do Sul (BRA)
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–28, 26–21, 20–19
Boxscore Arena: Ginásio Polideportivo Arnao
26 February 2023 Colombia  80–87  Puerto Rico Medellin (COL)
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 16–16, 24–19, 20–27
Boxscore
26 August 2023 South Sudan  96–1010(OT)  Puerto Rico Quezon City, Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 23–18, 15–18, 14–21, Overtime: 15–20
Pts: Jones 38
Rebs: Gabriel, Shayok 7
Asts
: Jones 11 		Boxscore Pts:
Thompson Jr. 21
Rebs: Thompson Jr. 13
Asts: Waters
11 		Arena: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 3,166
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
28 August 2023 Puerto Rico  77–94  Serbia Quezon City, Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 12–30, 31–18, 19–19
Pts: Piñeiro 14
Rebs: Conditt 11
Asts: Waters
9 		Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović, N. Jović 17
Rebs: Milutinov 15
Asts: S. Jović 6 		Arena: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 2,944
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
30 August 2023 China  89–107  Puerto Rico Quezon City, Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–29, 32–26, 20–29
Pts: Zhao R. 16
Rebs: Wang, Zhou 5
Asts: Zhao J.
5 		Boxscore Pts: Waters 22
Rebs: Romero 10
Asts: Waters 6 		Arena: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 7,166
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
1 September 2023 Dominican Republic  97–102  Puerto Rico Quezon City, Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 33–28, 29–24, 23–33
Pts: Towns 39
Rebs: Towns 10
Asts: Feliz
8 		Boxscore Pts: Waters 37
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Waters 11 		Arena: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 3,465
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
3 September 2023 Italy  73–57  Puerto Rico Quezon City, Philippines
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 14–21, 12–11, 22–10
Pts: Ricci, Tonut 15
Rebs: Fontecchio, Melli 12
Asts: Pajola
9 		Boxscore Pts: Waters 13
Rebs: Piñeiro 7
Asts: Waters 9 		Arena: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 4,379
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

2024

22 February 2024 Puerto Rico  vs.  Bahamas
Boxscore
25 February 2024 Bahamas  vs.  Puerto Rico
Boxscore
22 November 2024 United States  vs.  Puerto Rico
Boxscore
25 November 2024 Cuba  vs.  Puerto Rico
Boxscore
20 February 2025 Puerto Rico  vs.  United States
Boxscore
23 February 2025 Puerto Rico  vs.  Cuba
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[43][44]

Puerto Rico men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F
 		00 John Holland 34 – (1988-11-06)6 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel
PF
 		0 Isaiah Piñeiro 28 – (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Palencia Spain
F
 		1 George Conditt IV 23 – (2000-08-22)22 August 2000 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Rip City Remix United States
PG 3 Jordan Howard 27 – (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Obradoiro Spain
G
 		11
Stephen Thompson Jr.
 26 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Bnei Herzliya Israel
F
 		12 Aleem Ford 25 – (1997-12-22)22 December 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cleveland Charge United States
F
 		21 Justin Reyes 28 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Pallacanestro Varese Italy
C 28 Ismael Romero 32 – (1991-06-23)23 June 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Betis Spain
PF
 		32 Chris Ortiz (C) 30 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Blackwater Bossing Philippines
PF
 		41 Arnaldo Toro Barea 25 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Landstede Hammers Netherlands
PG 51 Tremont Waters 25 – (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers China
G
 		55 Ethan Thompson 24 – (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Windy City Bulls United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Puerto Rico Carlos González
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Retired numbers

Puerto Rico retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Tenure Ref.
4 José Ortiz
PF / C
 1983–2004
14 Raymond Dalmau
PF
 1966–1985

Head coach position

Past rosters

1959 World Championship

  • Alfonso Lastra
  • Juan "Pachin" Vicens
  • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez
  • Jose Angel Cestero
  • Johnny Rodriguez
  • Evelio Droz
  • John Morales
  • Jose Antonio Casillas
  • Martin Jimenez
  • Jose A. Ruano
  • Salvador Dijols (Coach: Victor Mario Perez)

1960 Summer Olympic Games

  • Juan "Pachin" Vicens
  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Evelio Droz
  • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez
  • Jose Angel Cestero
  • Jose Antonio Casillas
  • Johnny Rodriguez
  • Rafael Valle
  • Jose Santori
  • Angel Cancel
  • John Morales
  • Cesar Bocachica (Coach: Howie Shannon)

1963 World Championship

  • Juan "Pachin" Vicens
  • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez
  • Bill McCadney
  • Rafael Valle
  • Evelio Droz
  • Salvador Dijols
  • Eduardo Alvarez
  • Cesar Bocachica
  • Ramon Siragusa
  • Tomas Gutierrez
  • Angel Cancel
  • Armando Torres (Coach: Jose Garrige)

1964 Summer Olympic Games

  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Juan "Pachin" Vicens
  • Bill McCadney
  • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez
  • Tomas Gutierrez
  • Evelio Droz
  • Ruben Adorno
  • Angel Cancel
  • Martin Anza
  • Alberto Zamot
  • Jaime Frontera
  • Angel Garcia (Coach: Lou Rossini)

1967 World Championship

  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Bill McCadney
  • Tomas Gutierrez
  • Angel Cancel
  • Rafael Rivera
  • Gustavo Mattei
  • Francisco Cordova
  • Mariano Ortiz
  • Alberto Zamot
  • Victor Cuevas
  • Adolfo Porrata
  • Richard Pietri (Coach: Jose Santori Coll)

1968 Summer Olympic Games

  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Bill McCadney
  • Joe Hatton
  • Ruben Adorno
  • Alberto Zamot
  • Angel Cancel
  • Tomas Gutierrez
  • Mariano Ortiz
  • Francisco Cordova
  • Jaime Frontera
  • Adolfo Porrata (Coach: Lou Rossini)

1972 Summer Olympic Games

  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Hector Blondet
  • Neftali Rivera
  • Ruben Rodriguez
  • Joe Hatton
  • Mariano Ortiz
  • Billy Baum
  • Earl Brown
  • Miguel Coll
  • Jimmy Thordsen
  • Ricardo Calzada (Coach: Gene Bartow)

1974 World Championship

  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Neftali Rivera
  • Hector Blondet
  • Ruben Rodriguez
  • Jimmy Thordsen
  • Mariano Ortiz
  • Michael Vicens
  • Ruben Montanez
  • Carlos Bermudez
  • Jose Pacheco
  • Luis Brignoni (Coach: Armandito Torres Ortiz)

1976 Summer Olympic Games

  • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz
  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Neftali Rivera
  • Earl Brown
  • Hector Blondet
  • Jimmy Thordsen
  • Mariano Ortiz
  • Michael Vicens
  • Roberto "Bobby" Alvarez
  • Alfred Lee
  • Ruben Rodriguez
  • Luis Brignoni (Coach: Tom Nissalke)

1978 World Championship

  • Raymond Dalmau
  • Neftali Rivera
  • Ruben Rodriguez
  • Angel "Cachorro" Santiago
  • Steven Sewell
  • Hector Olivencia, Willie Quinones
  • Georgie Torres
  • Carlos Bermudez
  • Mario Morales
  • J. Villet
  • O. Rodriguez (Coach: Victor Ojeda)

1986 World Championship

  • Federico "Fico" Lopez
  • Ramon Rivas
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Angelo Cruz
  • Felix Rivera
  • Edgar de Leon
  • Wesley Correa
  • Jose Sosa
  • Orlando Febres
  • Frankie Torruellas
  • Mario Morales
  • Francisco de Leon (Coach: Angel Cancel)

1988 Summer Olympic Games

  • Federico "Fico" Lopez
  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Ramon Ramos
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Ramon Rivas
  • Angelo Cruz
  • Edgar de Leon
  • Mario Morales
  • Roberto Rios
  • Francisco de Leon
  • Raymond Gausse
  • Vicente Ithier (Coach: Armandito Torres Ortiz)

1990 World Championship

  • Federico "Fico" Lopez
  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Ramon Rivas
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Angelo Cruz
  • Edgar de Leon
  • James Carter
  • Francisco de Leon
  • Georgie Torres
  • Raymond Gausse
  • Jose Agosto
  • Orlando Marrero (Coach: Raymond Dalmau)

1992 Summer Olympic Games

  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Federico "Fico" Lopez
  • Eddie Casiano
  • Ramon Rivas
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Edgar de Leon
  • James Carter
  • Mario Morales
  • Richard Soto
  • Raymond Gausse
  • Edwin Pellot
  • Javier Antonio Colon (Coach: Raymond Dalmau)

1994 World Championship

  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Federico "Fico" Lopez
  • Eddie Casiano
  • Edgar de Leon
  • Jerome Mincy
  • James Carter
  • Orlando Vega
  • Felix Perez
  • Ruben Colon
  • Dean Borges
  • Javier Colon
  • Luis Ramon Allende (Coach: Carlos Morales)

1996 Summer Olympic Games

  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Ramon Rivas
  • Daniel Santiago
  • Pablo Alicea
  • Edgar Padilla
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Richard Soto
  • Heriberto "Eddie" Rivera
  • George "Georgie" Torres
  • Carmelo Travieso
  • Eugenio Soto
  • Luis Joel Curbelo (Coach: Carlos Morales)

1998 World Championship

  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Eddie Casiano
  • Orlando Vèga
  • Daniel Santiago
  • Jerome Mincy
  • James Carter
  • Eugenio Soto
  • Edgar de Leon
  • Carmelo Travieso
  • Eddin Santiago
  • Javier Colon
  • Rolando Hourruitiner (Coach: Carlos Morales)

2002 World Championship

  • Carlos Arroyo
  • Elias "Larry" Ayuso
  • Daniel Santiago
  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Rick Apodaca
  • Jerome Mincy
  • Christian Dalmau
  • Raymond "Richie" Dalmau
  • Rolando Hourruitiner
  • Luis Ramon Allende
  • Antonio Latimer
  • Felix Javier Perez (Coach: Julio Toro)

2004 Summer Olympic Games

  • Carlos Arroyo
  • Elias "Larry" Ayuso
  • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz
  • Daniel Santiago
  • Eddie Casiano
  • Rick Apodaca
  • Christian Dalmau
  • Sharif Karim Fajardo
  • Peter John Ramos
  • Roberto Jose "Bobby Joe" Hatton
  • Rolando Hourruitiner
  • Jorge Luis Rivera (Coach: Julio Toro)

2006 World Championship

  • Carlos Arroyo
  • David Huertas
  • Daniel Santiago
  • Rick Apodaca
  • Guillermo Díaz
  • Peter John Ramos
  • Roberto Jose "Bobby Joe" Hatton
  • Antonio "Puruco" Latimer
  • Carmelo Antrone Lee
  • Filiberto Isaac Rivera
  • Manuel Antonio Narvaez
  • Angelo Luis Reyes (Coach: Julio Toro)

See also

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